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09-17-2007, 05:54 PM
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squat form and low back
when i squat, keeping my knees behind my toes, my upper body has to lean forward to keep my balance as my hips move back, right?
so coming up from the hole then my upper body has to go back to an upright position. is this correct? am i supposed to feel some pressure on my low back when i do this? 
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09-17-2007, 08:42 PM
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Re: squat form and low back
how far is your torso coming forward? if its coming forward a lot thats no good and its probably because your going too heavy...if your only leaning forward a minimal amount thats not bad, but you definitely should not be finishing your rep with your legs and then straightening your back out (i hope you know wat im saying here) it should all be one motion
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09-17-2007, 09:26 PM
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Re: squat form and low back
no, i'm not doing a good morning out of my squat. everything goes together.
my torso is going forward enough to keep my balance. it's gotta go forward if your hips are moving back and your knees are behind your toes.
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09-18-2007, 12:03 AM
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Re: squat form and low back
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no, i'm not doing a good morning out of my squat. everything goes together. my torso is going forward enough to keep my balance. it's gotta go forward if your hips are moving back and your knees are behind your toes. [/ QUOTE ] I'd have someone take a pic or video of you squatting so you can determine how much you are leaning forward. Did you watch the squar Rx videos? (I know it seems like I'm pushing these on you, but I think they are very helpful).
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#6
09-18-2007, 12:50 AM
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Re: squat form and low back
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I'd have someone take a pic or video of you squatting so you can determine how much you are leaning forward. Did you watch the squar Rx videos? (I know it seems like I'm pushing these on you, but I think they are very helpful). [/ QUOTE ] lol, yeah i watched some of them, not all of them. they're very good, thanks very much. arent you supposed to go forward to compensate for your hips going back though? before i was doing squats where my hips and knees were moving equidistant from my centre line so my trunk didn't really move.
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09-18-2007, 02:45 AM
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Re: squat form and low back
Your shoulders are forward to keep your balance as you reach the bottom of the motion. The bar ends up centered this way, however, it is important to realize that your shoulders being forward does not mean your back should round out at all. This is the biggest reason that you should pick a point a little taller than you on a wall or something to look at the whole time. Keeping you head up will help keep your back from rounding out even as your shoulders are more forward to keep balance. If you feel the weight rolling forward to make you shift weight onto your toes at the bottom of the lift, then you are going too far forward. The weight should be evenly spread so that your feet have no problems staying flat.
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09-18-2007, 01:10 PM
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Re: squat form and low back
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Your shoulders are forward to keep your balance as you reach the bottom of the motion. The bar ends up centered this way, however, it is important to realize that your shoulders being forward does not mean your back should round out at all. This is the biggest reason that you should pick a point a little taller than you on a wall or something to look at the whole time. Keeping you head up will help keep your back from rounding out even as your shoulders are more forward to keep balance. If you feel the weight rolling forward to make you shift weight onto your toes at the bottom of the lift, then you are going too far forward. The weight should be evenly spread so that your feet have no problems staying flat. [/ QUOTE ] as far as i know my back doesn't round. i stick my butt out through the whole motion. and on the way up i have no trouble staying flat on my feet, the weight doesn't shift forward.
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